instrumentalisation

noun

The treatment of an idea as an instrument that functions as a guide to action.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nouninstrumentalisation (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentalisations)

plural instrumentalisations · alternative instrumentalization

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe treatment of an idea as an instrument that functions as a guide to action.

Origin

Translations

Catalan instrumentalització
  • instrumentalitzacióTranslations
Czech instrumentalizace
  • instrumentalizaceTranslations
Dutch instrumentalisering
  • instrumentaliseringTranslations
French instrumentalisation
  • instrumentalisationTranslations
German Instrumentalisierung
  • InstrumentalisierungTranslations
Italian strumentalizzazione
  • strumentalizzazioneTranslations
Polish instrumentalizacja
  • instrumentalizacjaTranslations
Portuguese instrumentalização
  • instrumentalizaçãoTranslations
Russian инструментализа́ция
  • инструментализа́ция (instrumentalizácija)Translations
Slovak inštrumentalizácia
  • inštrumentalizáciaTranslations
Spanish instrumentalización
  • instrumentalizaciónTranslations
Swedish instrumentalisering
  • instrumentaliseringTranslations
Welsh offerynnoli
  • offerynnoliTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

instrumentalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalisation

MLA

“instrumentalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instrumentalisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalisation.

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